The Memory of All That by Brian Forbes
The price of a soul, or cost of success, for a hero in Hollywood. Robert Peterson, encouraged by easy words and the success of one novel, is a Hollywood innocent. His first lessons are harsh; pornographic films with a waiter's job to pay the rent seem the only option. Then he meets a powerful, eccentric British producer who, liking a Svengali role, adds Robert to his stable of wannabes. But there is a price...Bryan Forbes' powerful new novel is filled with great characters. The women in Robert's life include the wholly ambitious, sexy Amanda; the domesticated Tracey with the morals of an alleycat; the beautiful, empty Lauren, whom only the camera defines. And the men who teach him the lessons of life include a knife-throwing English director more histrionic than his stars, the agents, double-dealing in wives and clients, and the fellow script writers with strange secrets. Who could live in the middle of all this scheming ambition and survive?
'A fascinating novelUtterly compelling and wonderfully authentic.' William Boyd 'A wonderfully evocative novel about Hollywood in the 1950's, one that captivates... Bryan Forbes has captured an era, an industry, a very unique 'company' town and all its diverse players, and he has done so with unerring precision. A page turner' Barbara Taylor Bradford 'A splendidly evocative novel... . This dark love story of obsession and passion has a great cast of colourful characters and a fascinating plot decorated with much authentic detail. This is an immensely enjoyable read.' Sunday Telegraph 'Forbes' astute eye for period detail and characterisation keeps the action rippling along as we follow our hero on his wry everyman quest in the technicolour style of a Tinseltown musical blockbuster.' The Scotsman
Bryan Forbes -- actor, script writer, director, novelist, is welcomed back to HarperCollins with this new novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002258326 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002258323 |
| Title | The Memory of All That |
| Author | Brian Forbes |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-06-07 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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